The following may be attributed to First Assistant United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda:“Yesterday, a report appeared in both local and national media pertaining to U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose of the District of Rhode Island and her decision to release Bryan Rafael Gomez in connection with a habeas petition seeking his release. Those media accounts erroneously state that Judge DuBose made the decision to release him with knowledge that authorities in the Dominican Republic had issued an arrest warrant in connection with a homicide in that country.As our recent filing in this matter makes clear, Judge DuBose did not have knowledge at the time of her ruling that Gomez was wanted by authorities in the Dominican Republic.”The Court’s Order to Show Cause is attached. 2026_05_01_-_26cv245mrd_gomez_-_ecf_07_-_resp._to_order_to_show_cause.pdf
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Statement Regarding Recent Media Reports on Court RulingArticle
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- Date published
- Issuing DOJ office / component
- USAO - Rhode Island
- DOJ press-release number
- 26-43
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- U.S. Department of Justice
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- https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/statement-regarding-recent-media-reports-court-ruling
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Statement Regarding Recent Media Reports on Court Ruling. U.S. Department of Justice, 2026-05-01. Reproduced by ProofAML as an enforcement-matter document record. Official source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/statement-regarding-recent-media-reports-court-ruling. URL: https://proofaml.com/articles/statement-regarding-recent-media-reports-on-court-ruling-doj7d3b38b794ea/
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